So, how does one go about getting the service? Initially, freesat will have only a small number of companies producing equipment — Panasonic, Alba and Humax. But because the system is based on open ...

Rewind TV, the retro channel that has been digging treasured British shows out of the archives since 2024, is finally arriving on Freesat – and in doing so, it ticks off a box that some of you have ...

freesat is here, and has been for a while now, but without the simplicity of Freeview can the service ever really take off? Sure, it’s great to have access to HD channels, even if there are only two ...

Channel 4’s HD channel and its All4 streaming service will both leave Freesat this week in a row over carriage fees. The SD version of Channel 4 will remain on the platform. Channel 4 said it’s taken ...

In time for the festive period, Freesat is offering new Channel 4 channels. Leading the line-up is the anticipated return of Channel 4 HD, along with music channels with Box Hits, Box Christmas (The ...

UK satellite platform Freesat has deployed a beta release of the hybrid broadcast broadband MHEG Interaction Channel (MHEG-IC), reports IMPALA, the International MHEG Promotion Alliance. The MHEG-IC ...

Strategy & Technology has licensed its RedKey 2 MHEG-5 interactive TV middleware to Humax. Humax is using the software engine within its new Foxsat-HD digital set-top box, enabling UK TV viewers to ...

Al-Jazeera English was named 'Best News Channel' at the second annual Freesat Awards last night in London. The Qatar-based news channel, which launched today on Freeview, beat the BBC News channel, ...

Freesat is a joint venture currently controlled by BBC and ITV. Freesat provides a satellite broadcasting platform to approximately 1.1 million homes. Channel 4 is a publicly-owned and ...

If you've been holding out on picking up a new Sony BRAVIA TV in the hope of built-in freesat support, you'll be happy to hear that the company's first duo of freesat-ready displays have been unveiled ...